Chapter 225: Unsolved Mysteries
The first ray of sunlight pierced through the fog in the early morning, and it was already ten o'clock.
As the weather gets colder, there are more dead leaves on the streets, and the trees on both sides of the road look more bare and listless.
" call……"
Su Xia sat in front of the window of the pharmacy, exhaled gently a few times, and found that she could produce obvious mist on the window.
Autumn in this world seems very short, and it only takes a blink of an eye from summer to winter.
The pharmacy still looked the same, with warm yellow lighting and a strong smell of medicine.
Dad no longer went upstairs to make medicine. Every day, he sat behind the counter, holding an old newspaper and wearing small round glasses, looking sleepy, like an ordinary old man.
There were more people outside the shops than before. The city's residents seemed to have gotten used to this kind of martial law life and were no longer afraid of the soldiers who patrolled the streets for a long time.
People were doing their own work, and after dinner they would talk about what happened in Yuling City.
The masked man disappeared and no one knew where he went.
Some say he is dead, others say he is in hiding, possibly for the rest of his life.
"I did it! I did it!"
Lan Bafu suddenly jumped up, his face full of excitement, and his excited voice broke the silence in the shop.
His slightly plump face was full of blood, and he was tightly holding a light blue potion, as if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world .
[Name: The Other Shore Blue]
[Level: Fourth-level potion]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[Description: Hallucinogen, after use, it will make people fall into a beautiful dream and unwilling to wake up]
[Note: This drug was discovered by a pharmacist who was good at anesthesia. It was originally used for pain relief and anesthesia. Later, due to its special hallucinogenic function, it was listed as a banned drug and ordinary people could not access it.]
As the least talented apprentice in the pharmacy, Lan Bafu finally took this step.
As a fourth-level pharmacist, he was already at the top of the Coral City and was also well-known in the entire continent.
As long as he is willing to join the mechanical race, the treatment he will receive will be no weaker than those of the fourth-level psychic creatures.
"Teacher, teacher, look!"
Lan Bafu excitedly jumped over the laboratory table, his body so agile that he didn't look like a fat man, and ran to the bar.
The old man slowly put down the newspaper, raised his small round glasses, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Lan Bafu who was running over with an appreciative look, nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, very good."
In fact, Lan Bafu is good at making psychic energy replenishing potions and had the opportunity to break through two days ago.
But his father asked him to switch to an unfamiliar fourth-level hallucinogen.
This hallucinogen is classified as a poison, and Su Xia is the only one in the store who is familiar with poisons.
Dad did this because he felt that Lan Bafu's talent was not as good as the other two disciples, and he wanted him to stay for a few more days to temper his temper and lay a good foundation.
"Take a rest today and do whatever you want." Maybe the old man was in a very good mood, so he gave the three of them a day off with a smile on his face and satisfaction in his old eyes.
However, the three of them had nowhere else to go, so they stayed in the pharmacy and continued to make medicine.
Before we knew it, it was noon.
Su Xia logged off, entrusted his account to the bracelet, and then went with several roommates to shoot promotional posters for the school's gaming club.
The weather in the real world is not very good today. The sky is foggy and the distance is hazy.
This is how Shu is, it rains all year round, the humidity is very high, and there are only a few days of sunshine.
Su Xia still remembers that when he came back from the first winter vacation, all the clothes and bedding in his closet were moldy, and those of his other roommates were not much better.
Every year when we return from winter vacation, the entire dormitory area is filled with the spectacular sight of people drying quilts.
Li Defu squinted his eyes and looked at the sky. Perhaps because he had stayed in the dormitory for too long, the gray light made his eyes sting. He felt like crying and inexplicably felt a sense of emotion in his heart: "Why do people live?"
"What? Are you thinking about women?"
Li Sihua stared at him with a strange look on his face.
This statement broke through Li Defu's rare state of mind, making him very angry. He shook his sleeves and said bitterly: "Superficial! Is there only a woman in your mind?"
Li Sihua said seriously: "Isn't the purpose of life to live for money and women?"
He Ju: "Si Hua is right."
He Lie: "I think so too."
Yuwen Shuxue: "Same as above."
A few guys laughed and walked side by side, holding each other's shoulders, occupying half of the road.
Li Defu snorted: "I don't want to be associated with you. I'm going to chat with Brother Su. Brother Su is a cultured person!"
Su Xia: “…”
The sad thing is that he is addicted to games every day and can no longer be considered a cultured person.
The campus now has a bit of desolation and chilliness, with the leaves of the sycamore trees falling to the ground. Fortunately, the weeping willows by the lake are still green, and the fish swimming in the lake add a bit of vitality to this season.
There are many students reading while sitting on the benches by the lake. They are the real cultured people, making the school full of bookish atmosphere.
I heard from an old senior that boating was possible on the lake before, but it was later cancelled because it was considered unsafe.
Several people walked along the lake, crossed the playground, and arrived at the second floor of the gymnasium.
The gaming club has a separate activity room here.
"Students from Bikini Bottom Studio are here, come in and sit down!"
The person in charge of the activity's eyes lit up and he immediately called a few people.
What follows is a long and boring activity period.
Su Xia didn't think about anything. She followed the process like a robot, took promotional photos, wrote dozens of autographs, met some fans, and opened personal accounts on major platforms.
The school's gaming club collaborates with many outside clubs.
During this period, several game clubs extended olive branches to them and offered high prices, but they were all rejected by Su Xia.
After the event, on the way back, Li Defu asked him: "Brother Su, why don't you want to join the club?"
“Not free.”
Su Xia didn't think much about it and gave a very simple answer.
Domestic gaming clubs are all controlled by capital, and there are very few clubs that are established simply for hobbies.
News about malicious suppression of players, bullying of internal members, and exploitation of commercial value are common. The investors have completely different attitudes towards players before and after signing the contract .
Many people have no choice but to sign the contract in order to make a living, but Su Xia and others now have a choice.
"Is the money you earn this month enough?" Su Xia asked casually.
"Enough! It's enough for next year's tuition!" Yu Wenshu, who was in charge of the dormitory's finances, made the guarantee with certainty.
"That's good."
The annual tuition for one person is more than 4,000 yuan, and including accommodation, it is just over 5,000 yuan.
The cost of a dormitory for six people is about 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
Being able to earn so much money means that the studio is developing well, which makes Su Xia feel a lot more at ease.
After returning to the dormitory, he logged back online and descended into the commander account.
In the past two days, the commander account led the North Wind Organization to bury the members who died in the battle, and then packed up all the supplies in the warehouse and were on the way to the new base.
From then on, the old oasis camp became a bridgehead for external communications.
Lin Shan and other players are still leveling up there.
That forest was an excellent place to level up. Even outside the forest, there was still endless wilderness, enough for them to train to the current maximum level of 60.
The North Wind Organization left more than a dozen members there to be responsible for daily contact and answer various questions for the players.
"Ping An, and Mo Zheng Mo Zhan, both of you come here, I want to tell you something."
During the break, Su Xia called some members to his side.
Everyone gathered around.
Looking at their eyes, Su Xia said, "I'm going to go ahead and check out the new station. You guys keep moving at a steady pace. If you encounter something you can't solve, send me a message immediately."
"no problem."
They had absolute trust in Su Xia and no one raised any objections.
This is a safe journey, and basically nothing will happen.
In this way, Su Xia left the Beifeng organization and moved forward alone.
The speed of one person's march was completely different from that of hundreds of people. He almost kept full speed all the time and did not need to wait for anyone. He arrived at the new base of the oasis camp at around ten o'clock in the evening.
Xiong Wei and others had received the news long ago and had been waiting for him.
When Xiong Wei saw the brilliant fireworks of the mecha in the distant sky, his eyes lit up and he raised his arms and shouted: "Attention, the commander is coming!"
"commander!"
The crowd suddenly burst into cheers. Everyone waved their hands and cheered, as if they were meeting their idol. Everyone was extremely excited.
The fact that Su Xia led his army to defeat An Lan has been the most discussed topic in the camp in the past few days.
The excitement in everyone's hearts never subsided, and many people were so excited that they couldn't sleep.
It has been many years since the human race was defeated on the front battlefield.
The daily life of the rebels seems to be fleeing everywhere, like a group of gray mice parasitic on the wilderness, afraid of the light, and head-on confrontation is almost a pipe dream.
"Commander, can you see us?"
"Commander, we are here!"
“…”
The people below shouted excitedly, the camp was brightly lit and decorated, and many people were waving glow sticks.
Su Xia could naturally see it.
Looking down from the sky, the new base is more than twice the size of the old one, with more room for expansion, and is surrounded by continuous hills and woodlands.
There are many secret passages in the camp leading to the hills, so if something happens, camp members can be quickly evacuated.
In terms of security, this place is much safer than the old base.
The new location also gives members more choices.
Some people still build low houses with stones, wood and mud as they did in the past, and cover the roofs with green grass and wild flowers. Some people directly dig holes in the middle of the hill, and some even build tree houses on big trees.
Many tree houses are connected by small bridges built with wood and ropes in the air, and colorful wild flowers and lights are hung on the bridges.
These guys live like a group of forest elves, giving full play to their personal artistic bacteria and perfectly integrating into the nature here.
“Yes, it’s a good place.”
Su Xia was quite satisfied with the new base and was very fond of the various buildings in the base.
He really disliked those dozens-story-high concrete and steel residential buildings in the real world. He always felt that those buildings were like huge tombstones, deformed, depressing and suffocating.
There are more than 100 million people on the island next door, but despite the large population and small land area, they can still build a single-family house, which is really touching.
"It's time to go down."
Su Xia controlled the mecha to slowly descend and land among the bustling crowd.
He hid in the mecha and did not come out, extending his hand to greet people and responding to their enthusiasm.
After a long while, he finally got away with the help of Xiong Wei, entered the meeting hall of the new residence, took off his heavy mecha, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiong Wei poured a glass of water for Su Xia, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Commander, what do you think of this place?"
Su Xia replied: "Pretty good."
"That's good. I was just afraid you wouldn't be satisfied."
"There's no need to listen to my opinion on this matter. As long as everyone likes it, it's fine." Su Xia prefers to be a hands-off boss. "Have all the problems with the supplies at the base been resolved?"
"We have several solutions now. It shouldn't be a problem. It will just take longer to transport supplies from surrounding cities."
Xiong Wei sat opposite Su Xia, took out a pile of documents and described the situation of the base in detail.
There were many bloodshot eyes and his hair was gray, and he looked tired. It was obvious that he had not had much rest during this period.
Just listening to him talk about various data and material conditions made Su Xia's scalp tingle.
Su Xia has always been grateful that he has Cheng Ping'an to help him manage the entire Beifeng organization.
At the end, Xiong Wei put away all the information, lowered his voice, and said in a heavy tone: "Commander, there is actually a problem."
"What's the problem? Tell me in detail."
Su Xia perked up a little.
Xiong Wei nodded, immediately took out a map, spread it on the long table in front of the two of them, and pointed to a marked location on the map.
"Commander, on the morning you defeated An Lan, the base shook for a while. At first we all thought it was an earthquake, but then the patrol members made some discoveries in the eastern mountains..."
"That earthquake caused the mountain to change at this location. The entire mountain tilted to the left, and a long crack appeared at the bottom of the right side..."
"A rift?"
Su Xia frowned. Whenever he heard these two words, he would think of an insect nest.
After coming to this world, he had seen several insect nests whose entrances all looked like cracks, extending downwards from the cracks, expanding out a huge space underground.
"Yes, it is a rift, but it is not a hive."
Xiong Wei also thought of the insect nest at first, but that was not the case.
As he spoke, he took out a few photos and placed them in front of Su Xia.
"Commander, take a look."
"good."
The lights in the hall were bright, and the contents of several photos were clearly reflected in Su Xia's eyes.
The crack in the photo is indeed similar to the entrance of an insect nest, but if you look closely, you will find that the two sides of the crack are not made of stone or insect nest film, but a silver-gray metal wall.
There were many fixed wires and pipes on the metal wall, some of which had been broken and the cracks were clearly visible.
Su Xia's expression froze. He picked up a few photos and looked at them carefully, and took a few screenshots using system tools.
"Is this... the wreckage of a spaceship?"
"It should be." Xiong Wei looked solemn. "If we can confirm it, then there is very likely science and technology from the starry sky below. As long as we can reverse-engineer it and make a breakthrough, we may be able to find a way to defeat the mechanical race."
"What did Zhang Fang say? What about others?"
Su Xia thought of Zhang Fang first.
That guy is from Longcheng, so he must know a lot.
"Mr. Zhang is still conducting research near the rift. He's been very excited these past few days, eating and sleeping there." Xiong Wei pointed at the map, "He said that some people in Dragon City have been speculating that the reason the Mechanical Clan was able to turn defeat into victory and evolve rapidly back then was probably because they obtained technology from outside the Earth."
"He didn't go down?"
"No, he said he would wait for you to come together."
"Okay then, I'll be there right away!"
Su Xia did not hesitate, put away a few photos, stood up and prepared to take action.
Extraterrestrial civilization!
This time it wasn't an illusion, nor was it a small item given as a mission reward.
Since childhood, he has heard countless rumors about alien creatures, but has never seen one with his own eyes.
When he was in junior high school, the school launched an extracurricular reading activity, which allowed Su Xia to come into contact with books such as "Unsolved Mysteries of the World" and "Unsolved Mysteries of Geography". At that time, he was deeply fascinated by the UFO incidents, Mayan spaceships, aliens kidnapping hostages and other things in the books, and he would dream about them.
Later, when the Internet became more developed, he realized that most of the unsolved mysteries in those books were fabricated and misleading.
